Chicago Fire Soccer Club 2012 football season
Chicago Fire Soccer Club 2012 seasonChairman Andrew Hauptman Head coach Frank Klopas Stadium Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000)MLS 6th overall (4th in the Eastern Conference) MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout round U.S. Open Cup Third round Carolina Challenge Cup Runners-up Brimstone Cup Winners Top goalscorer Chris Rolfe (8 goals)Highest home attendance 20,533 vs Los Angeles Galaxy (July 8) Lowest home attendance 10,489 vs Houston Dynamo (April 15) Average home league attendance 16,407 (regular season)
The 2012 Chicago Fire season was the club's 17th year of existence, as well as their 15th season in Major League Soccer and their 15th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.
The Fire began the regular season with a 1–1 tie on March 17, 2012 when they were hosted by the expansion team Montreal Impact in their first Major League Soccer home game. The Men in Red concluded the regular season hosting D.C. United at the Toyota Park on October 27, 2012.
The Fire qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the twelfth time in their fifteen competitive seasons and for the first time since 2009. The team was eliminated from the playoffs after a 1–2 home loss to Houston Dynamo in the Knockout Round match on October 31, 2012.
At the end of the season, Chicago Fire's defender, Austin Berry , has been awarded the 2012 MLS Rookie of the Year Award , while the club's captain Logan Pause has won the 2012 MLS Fair Play Award .
Squad at the end of the season [ ]
As of October 31, 2012. Source: Chicago Fire Official Roster
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of Birth (Aged)
Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1
Jay Nolly
GK
(1982-01-02 ) January 2, 1982 (aged 30)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
25
Sean Johnson
GK
(1989-05-31 ) May 31, 1989 (aged 23)
Atlanta Blackhawks
70
Paolo Tornaghi
GK
(1988-06-21 ) June 21, 1988 (aged 24)
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Defenders
3
Dan Gargan
RB
(1982-12-14 ) December 14, 1982 (aged 29)
Toronto FC
5
Cory Gibbs
CB
(1980-01-14 ) January 14, 1980 (aged 32)
New England Revolution
6
Jalil Anibaba
CB
(1988-10-19 ) October 19, 1988 (aged 24)
Carolina Dynamo
13
Gonzalo Segares
LB
(1982-10-13 ) October 13, 1982 (aged 30)
Apollon Limassol
20
Tony Walls
RB
(1990-01-16 ) January 16, 1990 (aged 22)
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
22
Austin Berry
CB
(1988-06-06 ) June 6, 1988 (aged 24)
Louisville Cardinals
23
Arne Friedrich
CB
(1979-05-29 ) May 29, 1979 (aged 33)
VfL Wolfsburg
28
Steven Kinney
RB
(1987-10-28 ) October 28, 1987 (aged 25)
Carolina Dynamo
99
Hunter Jumper
LB
(1989-02-28 ) February 28, 1989 (aged 23)
University of Virginia Cavaliers
Midfielders
4
Álvaro Fernández
M
(1985-10-11 ) October 11, 1985 (aged 27)
Seattle Sounders FC
11
Daniel Paladini
M
(1984-11-11 ) November 11, 1984 (aged 27)
Carolina RailHawks FC
12
Logan Pause
M
(1981-08-22 ) August 22, 1981 (aged 31)
North Carolina Tar Heels
15
Wells Thompson
M
(1983-11-25 ) November 25, 1983 (aged 28)
Colorado Rapids
17
Pável Pardo
M
(1976-07-26 ) July 26, 1976 (aged 36)
Club América
19
Corben Bone
M
(1988-09-16 ) September 16, 1988 (aged 24)
Carolina Dynamo
21
Michael Videira
M
(1986-01-06 ) January 6, 1986 (aged 26)
AC St. Louis
27
Victor Pineda
M
(1993-03-15 ) March 15, 1993 (aged 19)
Chicago Fire Academy
71
Alex
M
(1988-12-15 ) December 15, 1988 (aged 23)
FC Wohlen
Forwards
7
Sherjill MacDonald
F
(1984-11-20 ) November 20, 1984 (aged 27)
Beerschot AC
8
Dominic Oduro
F
(1985-08-13 ) August 13, 1985 (aged 27)
Houston Dynamo
10
Guillermo Franco
F
(1976-11-03 ) November 3, 1976 (aged 35)
Pachuca
14
Patrick Nyarko
F
(1986-01-15 ) January 15, 1986 (aged 26)
Virginia Tech Hokies
18
Chris Rolfe
F
(1983-01-17 ) January 17, 1983 (aged 29)
Aalborg BK
94
Kellen Gulley
F
(1994-04-06 ) April 6, 1994 (aged 18)
Chicago Fire Academy
Player movement [ ]
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Date
Player
Position
Previous Club
Fee/Notes
Ref
December 5, 2011
Orr Barouch
F
Tigres de la UANL
Purchased rights after loan, terms not disclosed
[1]
December 5, 2011
Jay Nolly
GK
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Acquired in exchange for a first round selection in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft
[2]
December 6, 2011
Logan Pause
M
Chicago Fire
Extended the contract through 2013, terms not disclosed
[3]
January 9, 2012
Rafael Robayo
M
Millonarios
Signed, terms not disclosed
[4]
January 11, 2012
Federico Puppo
M
Danubio F.C.
Signed, terms not disclosed
[5]
January 12, 2012
Austin Berry
D
University of Louisville
Selected ninth overall in 2012 MLS SuperDraft, signed with MLS
[6]
January 18, 2012
Pável Pardo
M
Chicago Fire
Re-signed for a two-year contract, terms not disclosed
[7]
January 24, 2012
Kheli Dube
F
New England Revolution
Signed on as free agent after being selected in Stage Two of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft on December 12, 2011
[8]
March 6, 2012
Hunter Jumper
D
University of Virginia Cavaliers
Signed after being selected 28th overall in 2012 MLS SuperDraft, terms not disclosed
[9]
March 7, 2012
Arne Friedrich
D
VfL Wolfsburg
Signed, terms of the deal not disclosed
[10]
March 7, 2012
Paolo Tornaghi
GK
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Signed, terms of the deal not disclosed
[11]
March 15, 2012
Tony Walls
D
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
Signed after being selected 47th overall in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, terms not disclosed
[12]
April 5, 2012
Patrick Nyarko
F
Chicago Fire
Re-signed, terms and length not disclosed
[13]
April 17, 2012
Chris Rolfe
F
Aalborg BK
Reacquired, signed as a free agent, terms not disclosed
[14]
April 26, 2012
Alex Monteiro de Lima
M
FC Wohlen
Signed on a free transfer, terms not disclosed; was added to the roster upon the opening of the summer transfer window on June 27
[15]
July 24, 2012
Sherjill MacDonald
F
Beerschot AC
Signed as a Designated Player, terms not disclosed
[16]
July 27, 2012
Álvaro Fernández
M
Seattle Sounders FC
Acquired as a Designated Player in return for allocation money, terms not disclosed
[17]
September 10, 2012
Wells Thompson
M
Colorado Rapids
Acquired in exchange for a conditional draft pick, terms not disclosed
[18]
September 14, 2012
Guillermo Franco
F
Pachuca
Signed on a free transfer, terms not disclosed
[19]
Out [ ]
Date
Player
Position
Destination Club
Fee/Notes
Ref
December 2, 2011
Alec Dufty
GK
None
Placed on Re-Entry list, was not selected in the Re-Entry Draft, became a free agent
[20]
December 7, 2011
Cristian Nazarit
F
Deportivo Cali
Released
[21]
December 7, 2011
Gabriel Ferrari
F
None
Released
[21]
December 12, 2011
Jon Conway
GK
Los Angeles Galaxy
Selected by Los Angeles Galaxy in the Re-Entry Draft; retired on January 10, 2012
[22]
December 12, 2011
Baggio Husidić
M
Hammarby IF
Selected by Colorado Rapids in the Re-Entry Draft, declined and signed with the Swedish Hammarby IF
[22]
January 15, 2012
Diego Cháves
F
C.D. Palestino
Out of contract, signed with the Chilean C.D. Palestino
[23]
January 23, 2012
Mike Banner
M
None
Waived
[24]
January 26, 2012
Josip Mikulić
D
None
Returned to Croatia due to family issues
[25]
January 26, 2012
Yamith Cuesta
D
UB Conquense
Loan expired, loan agreement is not presently allowing to re-sign
[25]
January 30, 2012
Wilman Conde
D
New York Red Bulls
Free transfer after MLS rights were acquired by New York Red Bulls for allocation money
[26]
March 11, 2012
Pari Pantazopoulos
D
None
Waived
[27]
June 26, 2012
Kheli Dube
F
None
Waived
[28]
June 27, 2012
Kwame Watson-Siriboe
D
Real Salt Lake
Traded to Real Salt Lake in exchange for 4th round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft
[29]
August 30, 2012
Marco Pappa
M
SC Heerenveen
Transferred effective immediately, terms not disclosed; previously announced on Aug 13 Pappa would be transferred at the end of the MLS 2012 season
[30]
The following players selected by Chicago Fire in either the 2012 MLS SuperDraft or 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft were released during the pre-season trials: FW Evans Frimpong , Supplemental Draft round 1; GK , Supplemental Draft round 1; MF Justin Chavez , Supplemental Draft round 4. FW Lucky Mkosana , SuperDraft round 2, entered the season but ultimately was not signed by the club.
Loans [ ]
In [ ]
Date
Player
Position
Loaned From
Fee/Notes
Ref
Out [ ]
Club staff [ ]
Position
Staff
Head Coach
Frank Klopas
Assistant Coaches
Leo Percovich Mike Matkovich
Goalkeeper Coach
Aron Hyde
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Tony Jouaux
Vice President of Soccer Operations
Guillermo Petrei
Director of Soccer & Team Development
Paul Cadwell
Director of Team Operations
Ron Stern
Head Equipment Manager
Charles Raycroft
Assistant Equipment Manager
Allan Araujo
Head Athletic Trainer
Bo Leonard, MS, ATC, PES-NASM
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Matt Zalewski, ATC
Massage Therapist
Jake Bronowski, LMT
Team Medical Director
Dr. Gilberto Munoz
Standings [ ]
Eastern Conference Table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Sporting Kansas City (E1)
34
18
7
9
42
27
+15
63
2012 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2
D.C. United
34
17
10
7
53
43
+10
58
3
New York Red Bulls
34
16
9
9
57
46
+11
57
4
Chicago Fire
34
17
11
6
46
41
+5
57
2012 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5
Houston Dynamo
34
14
9
11
48
41
+7
53
6
Columbus Crew
34
15
12
7
44
44
0
52
7
Montreal Impact
34
12
16
6
45
51
−6
42
8
Philadelphia Union
34
10
18
6
37
45
−8
36
9
New England Revolution
34
9
17
8
39
44
−5
35
10
Toronto FC
34
5
21
8
36
62
−26
23
Updated to match(es) played on 18:04 EDT October 28, 2012. Source:
MLS
Western Conference Table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
San Jose Earthquakes (SS, W1)
34
19
6
9
72
43
+29
66
2012 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2
Real Salt Lake
34
17
11
6
46
35
+11
57
3
Seattle Sounders FC
34
15
8
11
51
33
+18
56
4
LA Galaxy
34
16
12
6
59
47
+12
54
2012 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
34
11
13
10
35
41
−6
43
6
FC Dallas
34
9
13
12
42
47
−5
39
7
Colorado Rapids
34
11
19
4
44
50
−6
37
8
Portland Timbers
34
8
16
10
34
56
−22
34
9
Chivas USA
34
7
18
9
24
58
−34
30
Updated to match(es) played on October 28, 2012. Source:
MLS
Overall Table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
San Jose Earthquakes (SS)
34
19
6
9
72
43
+29
66
2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1
2
Sporting Kansas City
34
18
7
9
42
27
+15
63
3
D.C. United
34
17
10
7
53
43
+10
58
4
New York Red Bulls
34
16
9
9
57
46
+11
57
5
Real Salt Lake
34
17
11
6
46
35
+11
57
6
Chicago Fire
34
17
11
6
46
41
+5
57
7
Seattle Sounders FC
34
15
8
11
51
33
+18
56
8
LA Galaxy
34
16
12
6
59
47
+12
54
2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1
9
Houston Dynamo
34
14
9
11
48
41
+7
53
10
Columbus Crew
34
15
12
7
44
44
0
52
11
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
34
11
13
10
35
41
−6
43
12
Montreal Impact
34
12
16
6
45
51
−6
42
13
FC Dallas
34
9
13
12
42
47
−5
39
14
Colorado Rapids
34
11
19
4
44
50
−6
37
15
Philadelphia Union
34
10
18
6
37
45
−8
36
16
New England Revolution
34
9
17
8
39
44
−5
35
17
Portland Timbers
34
8
16
10
34
56
−22
34
18
Chivas USA
34
7
18
9
24
58
−34
30
19
Toronto FC
34
5
21
8
36
62
−26
23
2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League 2
Updated to match(es) played on October 28, 2012. Source:
MLSSoccer.com
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
34
57
17
11
6
46
41
+5
11
3
3
27
18
+9
6
8
3
19
23
−4
Last updated: October 27, 2012
Source: MLSsoccer.com standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ground A H A H A H A H H A H A A H H A A H H A A H A H A H A H H A H A A H Result T W L T W L W T W L W L L W W W T L W L T W W W L W W W W L L W L T Conference 3 3 7 7 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 Overall 11 10 13 15 12 12 11 11 9 9 7 9 10 9 8 6 7 8 7 7 10 7 6 5 6 6 4 3 3 4 4 3 6 6
Match results [ ]
Win
Tie
Loss
Pre-season [ ]
Kickoff times are in CST .
D.C. United v Chicago Fire
January 29, 2012 Pre-season D.C. United 0–0 Chicago Fire show Fort Myers , Florida 12:00
Perry Kitchen 32'
Report
Stadium: Florida Gulf Coast University Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
Chicago Fire v FGCU
February 1, 2012 Pre-season Chicago Fire 3–0 FGCU show Ave Maria, Florida 18:30
Marco Pappa 7' Dominic Oduro 21' Cory Gibbs 28' Orr Barouch 60'
Report
Christian Velez 90'
Stadium: Ave Maria University
Chivas USA v Chicago Fire
February 11, 2012 Pre-season Chivas USA 0–1 Chicago Fire show Oxnard, California 14:00
Report
Daniel Paladini 49'
Stadium: Oxnard College Referee: Kevin Stott
Portland Timbers v Chicago Fire
February 15, 2012 Pre-season Portland Timbers 2–0 Chicago Fire show Carson, California 13:00
Eric Alexander 64' Jorge Perlaza 113'
Report 120 min game
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: Free admission
San Jose Earthquakes v Chicago Fire
February 18, 2012 Pre-season San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Chicago Fire show Oxnard, California 11:30
Steven Lenhart 3' Brad Ring 38'
Report 75 min game
Stadium: Oxnard College Referee: Kevin Stott
D.C. United v Chicago Fire
College of Charleston v Chicago Fire Reserves
February 26, 2012 Pre-season College of Charleston 1–2 Chicago Fire Reserves show Charleston, South Carolina 10:00
61'
Report
Kheli Dube 27' Kellen Gulley 40'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire v Minnesota Stars FC
Major League Soccer [ ]
Main article: 2012 Major League Soccer season
Kickoff times are in CDT .
Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union
March 24, 2012 Match 2 Chicago Fire 1–0 Philadelphia Union show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:30
Dominic Oduro 28' Sebastián Grazzini 75' Cory Gibbs 81'
Report
Gabriel Farfan 59'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,075 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Colorado Rapids v Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire v Houston Dynamo
April 15, 2012 Match 4 Chicago Fire 1–1 Houston Dynamo show Bridgeview, Illinois 18:00
Will Bruin 24'
Report Live TV: Galavisión
Logan Pause 27' Marco Pappa 49' Patrick Nyarko 61'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 10,489 Referee: Geoff Gamble Note: The match was first delayed in the 13th minute for an hour and ten minutes and then called in the 66th minute due to inclement weather.
Toronto FC v Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire v Seattle Sounders FC
Chivas USA v Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire v Real Salt Lake
May 9, 2012 Match 8 Chicago Fire 0–0 Real Salt Lake show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:30
Report
Kyle Beckerman 71'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,544 Referee: Jair Marrufo
Chicago Fire v Sporting Kansas City
Portland Timbers v Chicago Fire
Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire
May 26, 2012 Match 12 Columbus Crew 2–1 Chicago Fire show Columbus, Ohio 18:00
Eddie Gaven 9' Emilio Rentería 43' Bernardo Anor 67'
Report Live TV: Univision
Austin Berry 72'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,024 Referee: Allen Chapman
New England Revolution v Chicago Fire
June 2, 2012 Match 13 New England Revolution 2–0 Chicago Fire show Foxborough, Massachusetts 18:30
Kelyn Rowe 69' Benny Feilhaber 73'
Report
Orr Barouch 60'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,523 Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls
Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew
Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire
June 29, 2012 Match 16 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire show Kansas City, Kansas 19:00
Jimmy Nielsen 86'
Report Live TV: NBC Sports
Jalil Anibaba 33' Marco Pappa 58' Chris Rolfe 87'
Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,274 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Houston Dynamo v Chicago Fire
July 3, 2012 Match 17 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Chicago Fire show Houston, Texas 19:30
Corey Ashe 38'
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,039 Referee: Allen Chapman
Chicago Fire v Los Angeles Galaxy
July 8, 2012 Match 18 Chicago Fire 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy show Bridgeview, Illinois 14:00
Marco Pappa 69'
Report
David Lopes 14' Juninho 14' Robbie Keane 24' (pen. ) , 78'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,533 Referee: Jair Marrufo
Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
July 14, 2012 Match 19 Chicago Fire 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:30
Pável Pardo 10' Gonzalo Segares 36' Alex 41' Arne Friedrich 67' 69'
Report
Darren Mattocks 12' Alain Rochat 43'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,820 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire
July 18, 2012 Match 20 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Chicago Fire show Harrison, New Jersey 12:00
Brandon Barklage 61' Thierry Henry 71'
Report
Marco Pappa 20' Patrick Nyarko 91'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,814 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
San Jose Earthquakes v Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire v Toronto FC
August 4, 2012 Match 22 Chicago Fire 2–1 Toronto FC show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:30
Arne Friedrich 34' Dominic Oduro 45' Marco Pappa 64' Austin Berry 84'
Report
Ryan Johnson 16' Logan Emory 40' 79'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,757 Referee: Michael Kennedy
Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire
August 12, 2012 Match 23 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Chicago Fire show Chester, Pennsylvania 18:00
Jalil Anibaba 34' (o.g. )
Report Live TV: Galavisión
Chris Rolfe 43' , 56' Arne Friedrich 47+'
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,412 Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Chicago Fire v New England Revolution
August 18, 2012 Match 24 Chicago Fire 2–1 New England Revolution show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:30
Chris Rolfe 5' (pen. ) Sherjill MacDonald 25' Sean Johnson 89'
Report
Fernando Cárdenas 11' Ryan Guy 69'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,495 Referee: Sorin Stoica
D.C. United v Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire v Houston Dynamo
Toronto FC v Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew
September 22, 2012 Match 29 Chicago Fire 2–1 Columbus Crew show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:30
Chris Rolfe 23' , 26' Sean Johnson 89'
Report
Jairo Arrieta 15' Danny O'Rourke 29' Emilio Rentería 35'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 19,172 Referee: Michael Kennedy
Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire
September 28, 2012 Match 30 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire show Kansas City, Kansas 19:30
Graham Zusi 11' , 96+' Paulo Nagamura 70'
Report Live TV: NBC Sports
Arne Friedrich 25' Gonzalo Segares 72' 94+' Frank Klopas
Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 21,010 Referee: Chris Penso
Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union
New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire
October 6, 2012 Match 32 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Chicago Fire show Harrison, New Jersey 14:30
Wilman Conde 14' Thierry Henry 43'
Report Live TV: NBC
Daniel Paladini 28' Sherjill MacDonald 65' , 78'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 21,157 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
New England Revolution v Chicago Fire
October 20, 2012 Match 33 New England Revolution 1–0 Chicago Fire show Foxborough, Massachusetts 18:30
Diego Fagundez 17' Jerry Bengtson 44'
Report
Sherjill MacDonald 67'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 25,534 Referee: Kevin Stott
Chicago Fire v D.C. United
October 27, 2012 Match 34 Chicago Fire 1–1 D.C. United show Bridgeview, Illinois 15:00
Patrick Nyarko 16' Arne Friedrich 47'
Report Live TV: NBC Sports
Lionard Pajoy 50' Brandon McDonald 56' Dejan Jakovic 82'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,017 Referee: Jair Marrufo
MLS Cup Playoffs [ ]
Kickoff times are in CDT .
Chicago Fire v Houston Dynamo
October 31, 2012 Knockout Round Chicago Fire 1–2 Houston Dynamo show Bridgeview, Illinois 20:00
Alex 83'
Report
Will Bruin 12' , 46' Brad Davis 67' Tally Hall 91+'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 10,923 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
Main article: 2012 U.S. Open Cup
Kickoff times are in CDT .
Michigan Bucks v Chicago Fire
International friendlies [ ]
Kickoff times are in CDT .
Chicago Fire v Aston Villa
July 21, 2012 Chicago Fire 0–1 Aston Villa show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:30
Daniel Paladini 49'
Report
Gabriel Agbonlahor 29' Fabian Delph 48' Samir Carruthers 90+' Nathan Delfouneso 90+'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,388 Referee: Dan Fitzgerald
Chicago Fire v Santos Laguna
Recognition [ ]
Kits [ ]
Type
Shirt
Shorts
Socks
First appearance / Info
Home
Red / White lettering
Red
Red
Away
Navy / White lettering
Navy
Navy
Away Special[35]
Navy / Pink lettering
Navy
Pink
MLS , October 27 against D.C. United
Leading scorers [ ]
Updated to match played on October 27, 2012. Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2012 Chicago Fire
MLS Team of the Week [ ]
MLS Player of the Week [ ]
Week
Player
Report
28
Sean Johnson
POTW
MLS Save of the Week [ ]
MLS Goal of the Week [ ]
MLS Fair Play Award [ ]
Chicago Fire's midfielder and captain, Logan Pause , has been awarded the league's 2012 Fair Play Award . Over the course of 32 matches played this season, Pause has accumulated only 11 fouls and no yellow or red cards.[36]
MLS Rookie of the Year [ ]
Chicago Fire's defender Austin Berry , selected number nine overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft , has been awarded the league's 2012 Rookie of the Year Award . Berry has started in 28 games and scored three goals, one in his debut match. Berry collected the most votes in all three categories: players, media and club management.[37]
Miscellany [ ]
Allocation ranking [ ]
Chicago is in the #9 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking . The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[38]
International roster slots [ ]
Chicago has 8 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots. No slot trades involving Chicago have been reported.
Future draft pick trades [ ]
Future picks acquired: *2014 MLS SuperDraft round 4 pick from Real Salt Lake .
Future picks traded: *2013 MLS Supplemental Draft round 1 pick to Vancouver Whitecaps FC . At the time of the trade, this pick was equivalent to a round 3 SuperDraft selection.
MLS rights to other players [ ]
It is believed Chicago maintains the MLS rights to Carlos Bocanegra and Freddie Ljungberg , as each of these players declined contract offers by the club and signed overseas on free transfers[citation needed ] .
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